e·volve
(ĭ-vŏlv́)
[Latin ēvolvere, to unroll, ē-, ex-, ex-, + volvere, to roll.]
verb: e·volved, e·volv·ing, e·volves.
transitive verb
- To develop or achieve gradually: evolve a style of one's own.
- To work (something) out; devise: “the schemes he evolved to line his purse” (S.J. Perelman)
- Biology To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.
- To give off; emit.
intransitive verb
- To undergo gradual change; develop: an amateur acting group that evolved into a theatrical company.
- Biology To develop or arise through evolutionary processes.
derivatives
- e·volv́a·ble
- adjective
- e·volvément
- noun